1972 Cincinnati

2–⁠9, coached by Ray Callahan.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1972, game by game: won at Indiana State 10–7; lost at No. 2 Colorado 14–56; lost vs. Xavier 7–19; won vs. Villanova 14–7; lost vs. Ohio 14–28; lost at Wichita State 17–20; lost vs. Louisville 13–38; lost at North Texas 25–27; lost at Memphis 24–49; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–23; lost at Houston 0–49+7−49Won 10–7 at Indiana State+3Indiana StateLost 14–56 at No. 2 Colorado-42No. 2 ColoradoLost 7–19 vs. Xavier-12XavierWon 14–7 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaLost 14–28 vs. Ohio-14OhioLost 17–20 at Wichita State-3Wichita StateLost 13–38 vs. Louisville-25LouisvilleLost 25–27 at North Texas-2North TexasLost 24–49 at Memphis-25MemphisLost 0–23 vs. Miami (OH)-23Miami (OH)Lost 0–49 at Houston-49Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
138–⁠323
Coach
Ray Callahan
Elo
1348 −171 this season
SP+ rating
-24.4 No. 116 of 121; offense No. 111, defense No. 113
SRS
−23.9 No. 121 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Billy Hunter